Effectiveness of fundoplication in early infancy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-299

  Kubiak, Rainer ^a   Spitz, Lewis ^a   Kiely, Edward M ^a   Drake, David ^a   Pierro, Agostino ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundoplication; Gastrooesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

BARIUM MEAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033062225     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90194-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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